It's about one-two-hundred-thousandth the number of Copies of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities Sold.

In other words, 1,000 is 0.000005 times the count of Copies of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities Sold, and the count of Copies of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities Sold is 200,000 times that amount.

It's about one-sixty-five-thousandth the number of Copies of Michael Jackson's Thriller Sold (2011).

In other words, the count of Copies of Michael Jackson's Thriller Sold (2011) is 67,000 times 1,000.

(sales figures as of 1990) (1982 release)
Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, has sold over 66 million copies since its release. Following its release in 1982, the album â€” which contains hits like "Thriller," "Beat It," and "Billie Jean" â€” won eight (8) Grammy Awards in 1984.

It's about one-forty-thousandth the number of people in The State of California.

In other words, 1,000 is 0.00002608 times the count of people in The State of California, and the count of people in The State of California is 38,340 times that amount.

(2014 figures) (Department of Finance estimate)
California, the most populous state in the United States, is home to 38,340,000 people (larger than the population of the entire country of Canada, with 35,540,419 people). Over ten percent of the population — 3,904,657 people — reside in the city of Los Angeles.